Well written book, but the main bad guy was too Two Dimensional for my taste and became a distraction. The reason for the Dome's existence was . . . Well, it didn't work for me either. But there's a longer story behind that and I don't want to spoil it for anybody.

Just started this. Been a King fan since I was 12. Nothing like 1000+ pages of the master to kill a coupla days.

I'm 12% in on this (kindle) which I suppose puts me at about page 120 or so. I love King and have read about everything he's written. Summer before last I read the entire Dark Tower series from beginning to end. I don't necessarily recommend doing it that way. Buy the end I just wanted to be done.

I finished Under The Dome last week. I didn't care for it as much as Cell or Duma Key. King gets diarrhea of the mouth sometimes, and I found myself skipping through pages of meaningless fluff.

The Dark Tower series was his magnum opus that ties almost all of his work together.

Just started this. Been a King fan since I was 12. Nothing like 1000+ pages of the master to kill a coupla days.

I'm 12% in on this (kindle) which I suppose puts me at about page 120 or so. I love King and have read about everything he's written. Summer before last I read the entire Dark Tower series from beginning to end. I don't necessarily recommend doing it that way. Buy the end I just wanted to be done.

I finished Under The Dome last week. I didn't care for it as much as Cell or Duma Key. King gets diarrhea of the mouth sometimes, and I found myself skipping through pages of meaningless fluff.

The Dark Tower series was his magnum opus that ties almost all of his work together.

Finished UTD last week...

1100 pages in just 9 days meant it had to keep my interest pretty well...

Maybe my favorite of his from the past decade as it reminded me of classics IT & Needful Things

I haven't read those books, but Shelby Foote is impressive on Ken Burns' Civil War documentary. What I have read is the one-volume history, Battle Cry of Freedom (which I see linked as "frequently bought together" on Amazon) - and it is excellent.

Cerebral_DownTime wrote:Who says politics are worse today than back in the founding? Aaron Burr killed Alexander Hamilton for Christ's sake.

CDT the ignorance today is astounding...

Someone once said to be ignorant of history is to walk the earth forever as a child... Wonder who said that?

What's funny is the notion that politcal campaigns are dirty today.

Check out The Birth Of Modern Politics: Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams, And The Election Of 1828. By Lynn Parsons.

I read it last summer and I was amazed at how dirty it was. It makes modern campaigns look tame. I think you'll dig it.

I'm aware that Andrew Jackson's wife was a whore, according to papers loyal to Adams. The whole fact that papers were understood to be biased makes me laugh at people who rail against the liberal media, or Fox News wake the fuck up and understand what the hell you are watching. Just stop complaining, shit has always been this way, and worse. Long story longer I will check out the book...

Edit to add...On this one now.

"When a man with money meets a man with experience, the man with experience leaves with money and the man with money leaves with experience."

I'm looking for some good suggestions on books about WWI if anyone has any. I'm not looking to read about the military aspect of it, but more about the history leading up to the war. How the alliances were formed and the building tensions between nations, that sort of stuff.

Stolliosis wrote:^Great book. I was surprised by how much I enjoyed it.

I'm looking for some good suggestions on books about WWI if anyone has any. I'm not looking to read about the military aspect of it, but more about the history leading up to the war. How the alliances were formed and the building tensions between nations, that sort of stuff.

Not really what you asked for, but my favorite WWI books:A Farewell to ArmsAll Quiet on the Western FrontGood-bye to All ThatDoctor ZhivagoJourney to the End of the Night (not all WWI, but one of my 10 favorite works)

I know more about pizza than you. Much more in fact. - Cerebral_DownTime

Stolliosis wrote:^Great book. I was surprised by how much I enjoyed it.

I'm looking for some good suggestions on books about WWI if anyone has any. I'm not looking to read about the military aspect of it, but more about the history leading up to the war. How the alliances were formed and the building tensions between nations, that sort of stuff.

I'm now about a third of the way through. My wife last year had to do a paper on which contemporary author had the best chance of becoming part of the American literary canon, and she chose Chabon (and got an A on her paper). I almost can't wait to finish this book and start "Wonder Boys" (I loved the movie), which she says is even better than "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay".